This iconic landmark in Toronto, Canada is the CN Tower, a 553.33-metre-high concrete communications and observation tower. Located in the heart of Downtown Toronto, the CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere and the most recognizable symbol of Toronto.
The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. Its name "CN" refers to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets prior to the company's privatization in 1995, it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for the government's real estate portfolio.